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K4GPB writes: "Animated article shows inner workings of water pump guns capable of shooting 50 feet. In 1982, a nuclear scientist named Lonnie Johnson came up with an ingenious solution...In the late '90s, a new wave of Super Soaker guns came out that boasted higher pressure levels." Super soakers make great cat behavior-correction devices too.
Cats dislike water on their skin. From what I hear, their saliva contains an enzyme that keeps them from stinking, alerting their prey as cats are predators. Water washes away this enzyme.
Neighbor cat used to get on the fence and yowl at our cats something fierce. I kept a super soaker handy but he always ran away when he saw me coming. One day, his luck changed. He had made the mistake of getting too close to our cat on the fence, and when I came out, he didn't dare turn tail or he would have lost face with our cat, so he stood his ground while I got closer and closer. It was a very satisfying march to the fence once I realized this. His yowl got a bit higher in pitch as panic set in. I unloaded on him from about 5 feet away, a good hard super soaking. He never bothered our cats again. A truly satisfying day!
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When I was in junior high school, my friend tried this..they ended up with 2nd degree burns on one hand and 1st degree on the other hand and arm.
The good ones happened when it didn't blow, and some brave sould had to whack it with a shovel. Seeing a guy hit in the sac with a speeding bottle cap is funny.
Certain bottles would fail differntly. The plastic juice bottles would blow the cap off. The top would just blow itself off the threaded part. It would still be screwed on, just "open" at the top....
Soda bottles with burst from the side, I guess the tops were pretty solid.
Aspirin bottles just became flying shrapnel. (Damn childproof top)
Gulden's spicy mustard bottle made a friggin mess. The metal top would hold, but the sides wouldn't.
I can't believe anyone thinks it's funny or appropriate to fire a high velocity water gun at a small animal.
Maybe one of those 'Man-Kzin War' cats should cruise over to your house and drag you out to the fire hydrant and give you a good blasting.
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Does anybody know what happens if you fill a supersoaker with gas, and light the gas as it sprays out? Instant flamethrower?
2 words: Darwin Award.
It is built out of a converted fire extnguisher. You pressurize it to the spec of the canister, often in the range of 100 PSI.
Do Not Over Pressurize!
How to build instructions at the page.
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Best thing I've ever seen shot out of a water gun was unset jello (which sets rather nicely in the cool spring air). If you want to be a cruel bastard, I've seen bleech done too.
And yes, gasoline melts the plastic. This fact alone is probably all that has kept dumb hicks from making these flamethrowers for all this time.